EXHIBIT 362.

Statement of Monies payable to the several Tribes of the Six Nations of Indians in Upper Canada.1

Remarks.

EXHIBIT 363.

Erastus Granger to the Chiefs at Allegheny.1

BUFFALO, June 22, 1813.

BROTHERS: I have just received a speech in a letter from General Dearborn, the Commander in Chief at Niagara, requesting one hundred and fifty of the young warriors of the Six Natin sto meet him at Fort Goerge. It is therefore my request that forty or fifty of the young men of your village should turn out and come to this place as soon as possible. Leta sufficient number of Chiefs come with them. Bring your guns along with you and come prepared to stay one or two months. Whenyougettothis Council Fire the business shall be more fully explained. Call on the Cattaraugus Indians and get as many of their young warriors to turn out as you can. I wish you to be here immediately.

To the Chiefs of the Alleghany Village.

EXHIBIT 364.

ERASTUS GRANGER.

John Norton to Sir H. Torrens.2

LONDON Dec: 21, 1815.

SIR: I take the liberty to inform you that I have seen three paterns of rifles made by Mr. Tatham, the two first of a very superior quality as might be deemed a peculiar mark of distinction to a few leading Chiefs and warriors, the other plain and complete in every part such as would be peculiarly esteemed by all the faithful warriors both in war and in hunting should you be pleased to examine them I think they would meet your approbation. With the gratest respect, I remain

'Buffalo and the Senecas by William Ketcham, Vol. II, p. 428.
"Canadian Archives, Q. 135.

TREATIES AND SIGNATURES TO TREATIES WITH THE NEW YORK INDIANS.

EXHIBIT 365.

Treaty with the Onondagoes, 1795.1

At a Treaty held at the Cayuga Ferry in the State of New York by Philip Schuyler, John Cantine, David Brooks and John Richardson Agents Authorized for that purpose by and on behalf of the People of the State of New York with the tribe or nation of Indians called the Onondagoes it is on this twenty-eight day of July one thousand seven hundred and ninety-five Covenanted Concluded and agreed as follows:

Whereas, There was reserved to the Onondago Nation by the Articles of agreement made at Fort Schuyler formerly called Fort Stanwix on the twelfth day of September one thousand seven hundred and eighty eight and Confirmed by Subsequent Articles of Agreement made on the sixteenth day of June one thousand seven hundred and ninety Sundry Lands in the said Articles particularly specified and described and

Whereas, Subsequently thereto in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety three the said Onondago Nation did sell and by a Certain Deed of Cession convey unto the people of the State of New York Certain part of the Lands reserved to them by the Treaties first above mentioned reference being had unto the said Deed of Cession made in one thousand seven hundred and ninety three will therefrom more particularly appear by which said last agreement there was Stipulated to be paid to the said Onondago Indians on the part of the People of this State a perpetual annuity of four hundred and ten dollars.

Now know all men that the People of the State of New York in order to render the Situation of the said Onondago Indians more Comfortable have granted and by these presents Do grant and agree that instead of and in lieu of the said four hundred and ten Dollars annually to be paid to them the said Onondagoes they shall be and hereby are declared to be entitled to a perpetual annuity of eight hundred Dollars and they having been already

'Report of New York Assembly Committee on Indian Problem of February 1, 1889, p. 199.

paid in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety three four hundred and ten Dollars and the residue for two years being one thousand one hundred and ninety Dollars is now paid them in the presence of the Witnesses whose names are subscribed to this Instrument and they are hereby declared to be entitled to and shall be paid eight hundred Dollars on the first day of June next ensuing the date hereof and annually thereafter on the first day of June in each year forever the like sum of eight hundred Dollars in manner herein Specified And

Whereas, There was also reserved to the said Onondago Indians by the Articles of Agreement first above mentioned a Common right with the People of this State to the Salt Lake and the Lands for one mile around the same and by the agreement made in the year one thousand seven hundred and ninety three there was also reserved to the said Nation and their posterity forever all the Lands lying on the West side of the Creek running from the Northern boundary of the square tract Surrounding their Village to the Salt Lake an extent of one half mile from the said Creek Now Know all men further by these presents that in order to render the said Common right and the said Lands adjoining to the Creek aforesaid more productive of an annual income to the said Onondaga Nation it is Covenanted Stipulated and agreed by the said Onondago Nation that they will sell and they do by these presents sell to the People of the State of New York and their Successors forever all and Singular the Common right in the said Salt Lake and the one mile of Land around the same together with all and Singular the Lands Comprised within one half mile of the Creek between the Northern boundary of the Land reserved to them by the agreement of one thousand seven hundred and ninety three and the said Salt Lake to have and to hold the same to the People of the State of New York and their Successors forever in Consideration of which Cession and grants it is Covenanted agreed and granted on the part of the People of the State of New York that they shall pay and do now pay to the said Onondago Nation in the presence of the witnesses who have Subscribed their names hereunto the Sum of five hundred Dollars for the Common right aforesaid and also the sum of two hundred Dollars for the one half mile of land adjoining the said Creek in the extent aforesaid and the people of the State of New York do further promise Covenant and agree

that they will pay to the said Onondago Nation in manner hereinafter Specified the further Sums of five hundred Dollars and of two hundred Dollars and also one hundred bushels of Salt to be delivered at the Salt Lake aforesaid on the first day of June next ensuing the date hereof and annually forever thereafter on the first day of June in each year the said Sums of five hundred and two hundred Dollars and the said one hundred bushels of Salt and it is further Covenanted and agreed that as well the said eight hundred Dollars hereinbefore mentioned as the said several sums of five hundred and two hundred Dollars and the sum of five hundred Dollars Stipulated to be paid to them by the Treaty at Fort Schuyler first aforesaid making together the sum of two thousand Dollars shall in future be annually paid them forever hereafter at Canadaghque in the County of Ontario to the Agent for Indian affairs under the United States for the time being residing within this State and in case no such agent shall be appointed by the United States then by such person as the Governor of the State of New York shall thereunto appoint to be by the said Agent or person so to be appointed paid to the said Onondago Nation taking their receipt therefor on the back of the Counter part of this Instrument in the possession of the said Indians to wit, We the Onondago Nation do acknowledge to have received from the People of the State of New York the sum of two thousand Dollars in full for the Several Annuities mentioned as witness our hands at Canadaghque this

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day ofwhich money shall be paid in the presence of at least one of the Magistrates of the County of Ontario and in the presence of at least two more reputable Inhabitants of the said County and which Magistrate and other persons in whose presence the same shall be paid shall Subscribe their names as Witnesses to the said receipt and the said agent or other person so to be appointed shall also take a duplicate receipt for the said money witnessed by the said Witnesses and which duplicate shall as soon as Conveniently may be, acknowledged and Recorded in the Records of the said County of Ontario and the Original Duplicate transmitted to the Governor of this State for the time being.

In Testimony whereof as well the Sachems Chief Warriors and others of the said Onondagoes in behalf of their tribe or nation as the said Agents on behalf of the People of the State of New